Replacing laminate with carpet - skirting boards?

rich_jtg

Hi,

I'm hoping someone has been in the situation in the past...

I've recently moved into a house that had laminate flooring in the bedrooms which I'm looking to replace with carpet.

The flooring was fitted under the skirting board, so has left a gap (12-13mm) when I've removed it.

Do I need to remove and drop the skirting board down, or will the gap be filled when the carpet is fitted?

Many thanks.

DVardysShadow

rich_jtg wrote: »

I'm hoping someone has been in the situation in the past...

This is the first indication that I have seen that laminate is unfashionable enough for someone to remove it. Imagine, laminate going the way of crazy paving

rich_jtg wrote: »

I've recently moved into a house that had laminate flooring in the bedrooms which I'm looking to replace with carpet.

The flooring was fitted under the skirting board, so has left a gap (12-13mm) when I've removed it.

Do I need to remove and drop the skirting board down, or will the gap be filled when the carpet is fitted?

Many thanks.

Not a nice problem, not least because the walls will be getting tired of having the skirting board refixed for the 3rd time. Depends on your carpet of course, but I would imagine you will have a gap which becomes obvious

ITtim

could you not add a good deep underlay to raise the level?

latecomer

get a decent thickness of underlay and by the time you've got carpet on top you'll easily be 12-13 mm above floor level.

sillywilly

rich_jtg wrote: »

Hi,

I'm hoping someone has been in the situation in the past...

I've recently moved into a house that had laminate flooring in the bedrooms which I'm looking to replace with carpet.

The flooring was fitted under the skirting board, so has left a gap (12-13mm) when I've removed it.

Do I need to remove and drop the skirting board down, or will the gap be filled when the carpet is fitted?

Many thanks.

Basically no you don't. Get a decent underlay and carpet and fitter and you won't know gap was ever there.

eco-friendly_2

I think you might see a gap, there will be no underfelt between the gripper and the skirting, carpet fitters usually tuck down the edge of the carpet using a bolster.


I could be wrong though!

rich_jtg

Thanks for all your replies - much appreciated.

eco-friendly wrote: »

I think you might see a gap, there will be no underfelt between the gripper and the skirting, carpet fitters usually tuck down the edge of the carpet using a bolster.

This was my main concern...

sillywilly wrote: »

Basically no you don't. Get a decent underlay and carpet and fitter and you won't know gap was ever there.

...but I thought this might be the case too!

Might drop into a few carpet shops and see if they have any views. :think:

Localweb

I did it the other way round, removed all carpets and stripped flloorboards and sanded. Yes, had a gap on skirting but have sealed it with white bathroom sealant everywhere (stuff in a tub you put around the bath) and it looks fab and was cheap to do and is waterproof too

rich_jtg

Thanks for the tips - really appreciated.

I've not had a definitive answer from the carpet shops I visited, so am going to get everything prep'ed and painted and then see what is said when measuring up is done.

Thanks again.

phill99

Its probably a carpet fitter you need to ask, not the salesman. The fitter will probably have come across this situation before and will give you the definitive answer.